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A rescue mission is underway off the coast of Sicily after the British-flagged superyacht Bayesian sank during freak weather early on Monday morning.
Divers scoured the wreck of a luxury yacht off Sicily’s coast on Tuesday to find six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter, following an intense storm that sank the vessel on Monday.
The British-flagged Bayesian, a 56-metre-long (184-ft) superyacht, was carrying 22 people and anchored off the port of Porticello when it was hit by the fierce, pre-dawn storm.
Fifteen people escaped before it capsized and the body of one person who died was swiftly recovered. That left six passengers unaccounted for - Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah; Judy and Jonathan Bloomer, a non-executive chair of Morgan Stanley International; and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife, Neda Morvillo.
One man, the vessel’s cook, has died and his body has been recovered, according to Sicily’s civil protection agency.
Some 15 people have been rescued from the boat, while six remain missing.
Specialist divers from the Italian fire brigade resumed their search early on Tuesday morning.
Who are missing?
According to La Repubblica, the six missing people include four British nationals and two Americans.
According to the Italian daily Il Giornale di Sicilia, the vessel was carrying largely British passengers, as well as those from New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Ireland, and British-French citizens.
Impact Shorts
View AllSeveral individuals on the vessel were involved in the recent trial of British entrepreneur Mike Lynch, who was found not guilty of deceit in the United States.
Mike Lynch, a UK technology entrepreneur
Lynch, 59, amassed his fortune by selling his software business Autonomy to US IT titan Hewlett-Packard in 2011 for $11 billion (£8.6 billion).
Lynch was entangled in a decade-long court struggle following the acquisition. He was acquitted in the United States in June on various fraud counts, for which he faced two decades in prison.
Hannah Lynch, student
Hannah Lynch, a student, went missing along with her father.
Of Lynch’s two kids, the 18-year-old is said to be the younger.
According to the Times, she had recently passed her A-levels and been accepted to Oxford University to study English.
Chris Morvillo, lawyer
Lynch’s lawyer, Chris Morvillo, defended him throughout his US trial. He has been a partner in the New York-based Clifford Chance law firm since 2011.
His profile on the firm’s website states that he worked as an assistant attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1999 to 2005.
During his term, he worked in the criminal investigation of the World Trade Centre attacks of 2001.
Neda Morvillo, Jewellery Designer
Morvillo’s wife, American jewellery designer Neda Morvillo, has also gone missing.
Morvillo’s company, Clifford Chance, verified the news.
The legal company issued a statement expressing shock and sadness at the awful occurrence.
Jonathan Bloomer, Morgan Stanley International chairman
Jonathan Bloomer is the chairman of Morgan Stanley International’s bank and insurance firm, Hiscox.
The 70-year-old Briton attended Imperial College London and has previously served on various corporate boards.
According to the Financial Times, Bloomer testified for Lynch’s defence throughout the trial. According to media accounts, the two are very good friends.
Judy Bloomer, charity trustee and supporter
Judy, Jonathan Bloomer’s wife, is one of the six individuals missing.
Bloomer is identified as a previous director of property developer Change Real Estate, alongside her husband.
A nonprofit with whom she has collaborated has referred to her as a “brilliant champion for women’s health”.
(With inputs from agencies)
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